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Mr Williams told the court Little made admissions to police about posting certain comments about his intentions on two Facebook pages.

He also made admissions about a letter found on his laptop.

"When your honour considers those comments, those admitted comments clearly evidence an intention on his part to leave Australia and travel to West Papua and engage in violence, relying on the training he undertook ... in the Ukraine," Mr Williams said.

Little allegedly told police in 2003 he did not recognise the sovereignty of Australia or its laws.

The AFP allege he is likely to interfere with witnesses if released on bail.

Mr Williams said that bail was primarily opposed because of the seriousness of the offences, the strength of the evidence and the risk of flight.

"It is an overwhelming Crown case," Mr Williams said.

The crown submitted Little had no ties to the jurisdiction, and he was a risk of reoffending by further attempting to carry out his travel plans.

Mr Dore said his client had ties to the community as he had an elderly father who lived in Toowoomba, west of Brisbane, and a 21-year-old daughter and four-year-old grand-daughter.

He said his father and daughter were both suffering medical problems.

Mr Dore said Little's training was conducted in the Ukraine with a UN-sanctioned non-government organisation.

He said his client lived in Melbourne and split his time between there and Toowoomba.

"He's not trying to mask any activities," he said.

"When he speaks to the police ... he talks about what he's planning on doing.

"The crux of it is whether or not he was lawfully entering West Papua to provide services on invitation," he said, adding the case would require "a lot of investigation".

"There is a big difference between entering a community on a mercenary basis, uninvited, like someone in a Hollywood movie, and someone lawfully invited to attend," Mr Dore said.

Mr Dore said the court could impose bail conditions that would circumvent the crown's concerns about his client.

The magistrate had briefly adjourned the hearing to consider the bail request.